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Title of the work

Die tote Nachtigall (S.291) / The Dead Nightingale (S.291)

Composer
Liszt Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Die tote Nachtigall (S.291) / A holt csalogány (S.291)
Foreign language / English title
Die tote Nachtigall (S.291) / The Dead Nightingale (S.291)
Dedication
To Grand Duchess Sophie of Weimar
Year of composition
1843
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
Ms., pf.
Duration
4 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
KAUFMANN, Philipp
Language
German
Publisher / Source
Edition Eck, Cologne 1844

Edition Kahnt, Leipzig 1879

Edition Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1917, F.L. VII 13

Editio Musica Budapest 1999, Z. 14203
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Recordings
ISTIA Records 2009, CD - Wendy Waller (S.), Margaret Singer (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Revised: 1870 - 1879

Based on the Poem by Philipp Kaufmann

Hungarian translation by Tibor Füzesséry